, and commander ya ##gan te ##gin . the mongol armies marched to the border in two columns . one column advanced along the tap ##ing river using over 200 boats ; the other proceeded by land and joined the first column at the burmese fort at ng ##asa ##ung ##gy ##an . the burmese chronicles report an overwhelming number of mongol forces laying siege to the fort although their numbers are greatly exaggerated . ( the chronicles say that the burmese army numbered 400 @ , @ 000 men while the mongol army numbered 20 million men and 6 million horses . ) the burmese with ##sto ##od the siege for over two months but the fort fell on 3 december 128 ##3 . = = =
, and commander yagan tegin. the mongol armies marched to the border in two columns. one column advanced along the taping river using over 200 boats ; the other proceeded by land and joined the first column at the burmese fort at ngasaunggyan. the burmese chronicles report an overwhelming number of mongol forces laying siege to the fort although their numbers are greatly exaggerated. ( the chronicles say that the burmese army numbered 400 @, @ 000 men while the mongol army numbered 20 million men and 6 million horses. ) the burmese withstood the siege for over two months but the fort fell on 3 december 1283. = = =